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Dac. 28, 1943.. HAYCQCK 2,337,656

CONTAINER Filed May I24, 1941 J] I .Zivvsmrar? Patented Dec. 28, 1943CONTAINER John Haycock, Larohmont, N. Y., assignor to Continental CanCompany, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York ApplicationMay 24, 1941, Serial No. 395,107 1 Claim. (Cl. 229-45).

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements incontainers, and more particularly to improvements in a container havingat least the body portion thereof formed from paper or other fibrousmaterial, such as fibre board, pulp board, or the like.

According to the present invention, the container includes a bodyportion which is preferably cylindrical and which is formed from afibrous material in any suitable manner, as by spiral or convolutewinding. The body portion is preferably provided with an outer wrappingof moisture-proof fibrous material which may be convolutely appliedthereto and which extends from one end of the body portion to a pointspaced inwardly of the opposite end thereof so as to leave a limitedpart of the body portion exposed. This exposed part of the bodyportiongs adapted to be closed by a slip cover which is preferably inthe form of a metal friction closure member having a depending flange.The opposite end. of the body portion is preferablyclosed by a metal endwhich houses and is clinched on the body portion and the wrapping.

An object of the present invention is to provide a container of theabove type wherein the slip cover includes a depending flangefrictionally engaging the exposed outer surface of the body portion andwhich abuts and is substantially co-extensive with the adjacent edge ofthe outer wrap- 3 ping so as to present a smooth and even outer surfaceat the abutting edges over which a sealing tape or label may be applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container of the abovetype wherein the slip cover is shaped to provide an annular recessaround the edge thereof and opening downwardly so as to receive andfrictionally engage the adjacent end of the fibrous body facilitate theaddition of a suitable form of seal lng material at the end of the bodyportion.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container of the abovetype wherein the cover, flange is provided with an outward peripheralrib of substantially the some external diameter as the opposite endclosure so as to facilitate manipulation of the container in order toapply the sealing strip or an outer label over the abutting edges of thecover and the outer wrapping.

The above and'other objects of the invention will in part be obvious andwill be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view showing the body portionseparated from the end closure members.

Figure 2 is a similar longitudinal sectional view showing the bodyportion assembled with the end closure members and with a sealing tapeapplied around the removable cover member.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the sealingtape applied over the cover flange and the outer wrapping for the bodyportion.

Figure 4 is a similar enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing amodification wherein the sealing tape is replaced by an outer labelextending over the entire body portion and cover Referring more indetail to the accompanying drawing, the body portion ill of thecontainer is formed of fibrous material which may be spirally orconvolutely wound into cylindrical shape. An outer wrapping H ofmoisture-proof material is wound around the body portion and extendsfrom the bottom end to a point below the opposite or upper end of thebody portion, thus leaving an exposed portion Illa on the body portionimmediately above the upper end of the wrapping ii.

The bottom end closure for the container is preferably in the form of ametal disc l2 havingan inwardly extending wall portion l3 which' mergesinto a central depressed closing portion 0 H. The end of the wallportion l3 merges into an outwardly extending flange portion ii, the endof which is inwardly turned as at it. This end closure i2 is applied tothe container in the manner illustrated in Figure 2. Thus, the outersurface of the wall portion 13 engages within the end of the fibrousbody portion l0 and the flange portion l5 extends across the bottom edgeof the portion and so as to body portion. The outer end portion of theflange I5 is turned upwardly and inwardly so that the inturned edge Itwill clinch the outer wrapping II and compress the fibrous body portionl0 against the wall portion iii. In this manner, an air -tight seal isprovided between the body portion and the end 12 and a suitable sealingcom pound may be employed if desired.

The closure member for the opposite or top end of the bodyportion is inthe form of a metal slip cover which includes a horizontal depressedclosing portion I1 and an inner upwardly extending wall portion l8 whichmerges into a substantially horizontal portion I9. The horizontalportion I9 is turned downwardly to provide a depend ing flange portion20 which is shaped to provide an outwardly extending rib 2| near theupper end thereof. The inner surface of the wall portion I 8, thehorizontal portion l9, and the depending flange 20, provide a downwardlyopening annular recess or chime 22 within which a suitable packing orsealing material 23 may be placed. As shown in Figure 2, the slip coveris applied to the body portion and the parts are so dimensioned that thebottom edge of the cover flange 20 will abut against the adjacent upperedge of the outer wrapping H. The thickness of the wrapping II and thethickness of the flange 20 are substantially the same so as to provide asmooth and even outer surface around the abutting edges. The upper endof the body portion ID will be positioned within the recess 22 so as toprovide a friction seal to eliminate air. As a further seal, the packingmaterial 23 engages the outer end of the body portion beneath thehorizontal portion l9 on the cover.

The outer diameter of the rib 2| is substan tially equal to the outerdiameter of the bottom closure member i2 so that the assembled containercan be conveniently rolled or otherwise manipulated to facilitate theapplication of a sealing strip or tape 24. This tape 24 is applied overthe outer surface of the cover flange and the adjacent outer surface ofthe wrapping ll so as to seal the abutting edges therebetween. While thetape 24 provides an additional seal for the contents of the container,this tape also provides a means for indicating whether there has beenany unauthorized tampering with the container. The tape must be brokenbefore the slip cover can be removed so that there is provided atamper-proof container.

In place of the sealing tape 24, it is desirable in some instances toapply an entire outer label 25 which extends over the outer wrapping I land also over the cover flange 20 below the rib 2|. Such a label mayalso serve to seal the abutting edges between the wrapping Ii and thecover flange 20 and to provide a tamper-proof? container and the bottomof the label is clinched by the inturned edge I6 on the flange I5 of thebottom closure. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 4, the label 25 may beprovided with perforations 2B in the region of the abutting edgesbetween the cover flange and the wrapping i I. With this construction,any breaking of the label will indicate unauthorized opening of thecontainer and these perforations 26 also serve to facilitate removal ofthe slip cover, when desired. In both forms of the invention, it will beseen that the sealing tape 24 and the label 25 are disposed immediatelybelow the rib 2| in order to protect the same against tearing. The rib2| also provides a grip for facilitating removal of the slip cover.

It is to be clearly understood that minor changes in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A container comprising a cylindrical body of fibrous material, an outerwrapping around the body portion and terminating short of the upper endthereof, said wrapping extending all the way to the lower end of thebody portion, a metal bottom end shaped to provide a channel to receivethe lower end of the body wall and provide a flange extending along theoutside of the body wall, the free edge of the flange being beaded andimbedded in the body wall, a metal slip cover having a channel adaptedto receive the upper end of the body wall, and a depending flangeabutting against the upper edge of the body wrapping, said flange beingof substantially the same thickness as the wrapping and having a beadtherein adjacent the upper end of said depending flange, said bead beingof substantially the same diameter as the outer portion of the beadedend of the flange on the bottom end and a sealing strip overlying theabutted edge portions of the cover flange and the wrapping for securingthe cover to said body for sealing said container.

JOHN HAYCOCK.

